San Francisco Chronicle

For college freshmen descending on campuses across the nation this month, the Kennedy tragedy is a plane crash, not an assassination. The Osmonds are talk show hosts, not a brother-sister...

If you care to do research on the North American loon, you could land a $3,000 education grant. If birds aren't your thing, the makers of Calgon bath and body...

At the tender age of 10, Jake Schlackman enjoys his role as his family's computer tutor. "You feel like you get to be the boss, for once," Jake said. When...

This sausage dish with sauteed apples makes a surprisingly light meal that will satisfy cool-weather cravings for Germanic-style food. The chicken apple sausage has less fat than pork varieties, and...

Dermatologist Vail Reese has two passions: skin and the movies. The result: a Web site devoted to both. Skinema (www.skinema.com) is a 3-year-old site on which Reese analyzes movies and...

Surfing the Web last holiday season, Thomas Blauvelt decided to treat himself to a Christmas present: an autographed copy of Tom Wolfe's latest novel, "A Man in Full," advertised on...

Intuit Inc., the Mountain View, Calif., company best known for its Quicken and TurboTax finance software for consumers, is redefining itself as an electronic financial services provider and is targeting...

Microsoft Corp. is trying to cash in on the latest Latin craze. No, not salsa dancing: Spanish-language Internet portal sites. The software giant said it would join with Mexico's largest...

For most consumers, loading new software on a personal computer can be a frustrating, mind-bending experience. And the more software you install on your PC, the more technical troubles you're...

Mexican corn soup makes a very good supper, served with warm tortillas. Put small dishes of sour cream, chopped green chilies and fresh coriander leaves (also called cilantro) on the...